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• Of course you can buy frozen scallops but I won't recommend it. The texture of frozen scallops is very different from the one of fresh ones, not to say anything about the taste. At the fish shop you can also buy already cleaned scallops but you never know how old they are ! So, the best is to buy entire alive scallops and clean them yourself. Some knowledge in anatomy is never bad !
• Separate the two shells by cutting the adductor muscle which is on the right side of the flat left valve. Then cut the muscle in the left valve. Detach the adductor muscle from the rest of the animal and keep it in a bowl. Separate the gonades which are yellow/orange and have a crescent shape. Put them with the muscle. That's the only parts you will eat. Keep one right shell per person.

• 2 shells per person
• 1 tsp butter per person
• 2 tsp Grand Marnier per person
• salt and peper
• Salad
• 1sp fresh orange juice for 3 sp peanut oil

This recipe is not difficult but needs care !

First you will prepare the salad : in a large bowl put orange juice and peanut oil following the proportion of one for three. Add salt and peper. Taste. According to the quality of your orange it might be necessary to add little lemon if it's too sweet. The balance between salt and sugar is important. Add one sliced orange zest per person. Add the cleaned and dried salad. Mix the salad and the sauce. Taste, adjust if necessary. Put the salad in each plate around the shell.

Put 1 tsp butter per person in a skillet and heat gently. Slice the muscles in two. When the butter is hot put the muscles and the gonades in the pan. Cook it gently une mimute on each side. Add salt and peper. Add two tsp of Grand Marnier per person, heat and blaze. Taste and adjust if necessary.

Put the scallops in the left shell on the plate and eat immediatly !